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Wike-Fubara Crisis - We've No Patient To Act - Rivers Ruler Tells Militants
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#Issues #Ahmad #Buhari #Fubara #Ibas #NASS #Rivers #Tinubu #Wike ©March 21st, 2025 ®March 21, 2025 8:03 am Rivers State’s partial military ruler, a retired Vice Admiral and former Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas on Thursday evening made his maiden statewide broadcast, calling on any trouble makers apparently speaking directly to the militants who have been linked to the destruction and bombing of crude oil pipelines in the state, to desist from such act henceforth because his government as appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Sole Administrator in Rivers State and approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the National Assembly on Thursday, has no patient to act against any action that threatened the peace, social and economic stability of the oil rich Rivers State, this, former Presidential Spokesperson on new media, Bashir Ahmad revealed that it was under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 that the National Assembly repealed and enacted a new law that gave the President the powers to suspend an elected sitting governor and lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, but, by Nigeria legal system, the Acts enacted by the National Assembly automatically becomes noid and void when the Acts or laws enacted by the National Assembly contradicted or violated any session of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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River State's partial military ruler a
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retired vice admiral and former Nigeria
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chief of Naval staff iok EAS on Thursday
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evening made his Maiden Statewide
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broadcast calling on any troublemakers
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apparently speaking directly to the
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militants who have been linked to the
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destruction and bombing of crude oil
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pipelines in the state to desist from
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such act henceforth because his
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government is appointed by President
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Bola ahed tanu as a sole administrator
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in Rivers State and approved by both the
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House of Representatives and the Senate
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of the National Assembly on Thursday has
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no patient to act against any action
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that threatened the peace social and
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economic stability of the oil Rich River
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State this former presidential
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spokesperson on New Media Basher Ahmed
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revealed that it was under the
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leadership of former president muhammadu
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buhari in 2018 that the National
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Assembly repealed and enacted a new law
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that gave the president the powers to
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suspend an elected sitting governor and
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lawmakers in the State House of Assembly
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but by Nigeria legal system the acts
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enacted by the National Assembly
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automatically becomes noid and void when
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the acts or laws enacted by the National
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Assembly contradicted or violated any
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session of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution
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as amended according to Basher Ahmed
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former presidential spokesperson on New
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Media through his ex social media handle
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on Wednesday in February 2018 the
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Nigerian Senate passed the emergency
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Powers repeal and reenactment Bill
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2018 the ACT says the president May with
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the approval of the National Assembly
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suspend a state Governor or the local
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government chairman in an emergency area
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during an emergency period the sole
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administrator of River State retired
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vice admiral ibok heas during his made
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an address after assuming office in Port
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harcour assured residents that he is not
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in the state as a partisan actor or
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political competitor that led to the
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Declaration of the state of emergency in
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the state but as a stabilizing Force to
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restore governance and order in the
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South South State of Nigeria the partial
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military Governor IAS issued a Stern
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warning against crude oil sabotage and
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violence urging residents to resist any
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temptation to return to past hostilities
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for decades I have dedicated my life to
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the service of our great nation first as
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the 20th indigenous chief of Naval staff
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and later as Nigeria's High Commissioner
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to Ghana I answered this call out of the
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need for peace in Nigeria and most
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importantly in River State Eva stated he
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acknowledged the hardships faced by
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families and businesses due to the
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prevailing uncertainty as a son of the
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Niger Delta I am one of you I feel the
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weight of this crisis on families
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businesses and the future of our people
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he said IAS commended president Bowa
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tobu's decisive action in declaring a
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state of emergency in River State
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stressing that it was a necessary move
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to restore stability and revive economic
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activities my mandate is clear restore
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Law and Order ensure stability and
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create an enabling environment for
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economic growth but this Mission
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requires Collective support from all
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stakeholders regardless of political
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affiliation or ethnicity he stated he
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discouraged attacks on oil
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infrastructure
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reminding residents of the devastating
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environmental and economic consequences
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of such actions the Niger Delta has
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moved beyond the destruction of oil
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facilities we must resist the temptation
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to return to those ugly days he
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cautioned while pledging to uphold civil
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liberties and the rule of law the sole
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administrator warned that lawlessness
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and violence would not be tolerated we
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will not act arbitrarily but we will not
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hesitate to deal decisively with anyone
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who threaten the peace and stability of
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River State he declared IAS revealed
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that he had concluded a State security
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council meeting where strategic measures
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were outlined to deescalate tensions and
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prevent further conflict expressing
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gratitude to president tbu for
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entrusting him with the responsibility
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he also acknowledged the National
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Assembly for approving the emergency
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declaration I will work closely with the
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national leadership under the guidance
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of the president I am optimistic that
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River State will emerge stronger and
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greater he concluded we have reported
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that the Nigeria lawmakers in the lower
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chamber of the House of Representatives
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have approved the proclamation and
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Declaration of a state of emergency in
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River State along with the six-month
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suspension of Governor simai favara his
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Deputy Mrs inoi ODU and all elected
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members of the assembly as announced by
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President Bola Ahmed tanbu on Tuesday
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night we have reported that President
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Bola ahed to nubu eight nasam we K who
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is the Minister of the federal capital
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territory fct and the immediate P
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governor of river state that is widely
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believed to be the apparent root cause
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of the political crisis in the state who
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shortly after the swearing in of
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Governor simai favara wek help to the
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seat of power was accused by the sitting
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governor simai favara of trying to use
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the State House of Assembly to frustrate
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and impeach him from Office simply
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because favara refused to accept certain
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terms and conditions they both had in
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private which till now both refused to
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tell the public the apparent personal
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political misunderstandings that made
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the governor favara to resort to
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self-defense by thus applying some
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measures within his powers as the
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governor to frustrate and stop his
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impeachment from the probably instigated
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Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers
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whose majority of them up to 27 members
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are seemly loyal to the fct min Minister
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who we a few days ago was the person
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that announced through the media to the
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general public that if an ID your son
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simai fabara is impeached nothing would
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happened a statement he made suggesting
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he may have conspired with the lawmakers
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to impeach the governor because by his
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statements during the press conference
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he was probably already doing damage
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control even when the House of Assembly
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has not served the governor an
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impeachment notice but in the face of
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the forego ing facts the Nigeria
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Minister of Justice and the Attorney
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General of the Federation Latif fagbemi
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at a press briefing a few hours ago at
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the State House in Abuja exonerated the
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fct minister and said categorically that
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the fct minister has no hand in the
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political crisis that has engulfed the
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oil Rich Rivers State leading to
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militants bombing crude oil pipelines to
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destroy Nigeria economy probably as a
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way of protesting against the federal
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government's seemly one-sided sty of
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handling misunderstandings in the state
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we have reported that two female
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lawmakers Marie eake PDP by Elsa State
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and blessing amadi PDP Rivers State on
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Wednesday engaged in a heated argument
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almost leading to a fight at the
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National Assembly ahead of the plenary
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session scheduled by the National
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Assembly leadership to discuss approve
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or reject the proclamation of state of
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emergency declared on Tuesday night by
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President Bola Ahmed tanu over over the
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apparent personal political crisis
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between the state Governor Simon alai
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fabara and tanu's a n we the fct
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minister and the immediate past Governor
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of the South South State we have
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reported that the former vice president
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of Nigeria atiu Abu bakar and former
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governor of anambra state Peter Obi both
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of whom were co-c contestants as
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presidential candidates in the last
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presidential election in Nigeria have
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reacted to the state of emergency
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suspension of elected government in
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River State by President Bola Ahmed
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tanbu with a tiu accusing and describing
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president Bola Ahmed tbu is a vested
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partisan actor in the political turmoil
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in gulfing Rivers State we have reported
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that the Nigeria president Boler ahed
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tanbu in a nationwide broadcast on
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Tuesday evening for the first time more
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than a decade in the history of the West
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Africa country declared a state of
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emergency in Rivers State and suspended
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for initial months the governor Simon
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fabara and his Deputy Mrs inoi ODU all
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elected members of the State House of
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Assembly and appointed retired vice
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admiral iok EAS as administrator to work
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with the existing laws of rivers state
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with the members of the state Judiciary
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following the apparent personal
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political crisis between the rivers
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State Governor simai favara and his
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former boss and the immediate past
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governor of the state nasam we who is
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currently the minister of the Fed
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federal capital territory fct that was
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seen a few days ago in a viral video
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apparently making Caris statements as a
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government official statements capable
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of instigating a particular ethnic group
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against the government wherein the fct
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minister has said thus that ual people a
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minority group in the south south and if
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their son fabara is impeached nothing
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would happen after the statements wek
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refused to apologize to the idor people
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despite public outcry condemnations days
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after as confirmed by President Bola
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ahed tanbu some militants started
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destroying crude oil pipelines in River
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State as media reports Trends and
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indicated that Pro we lawmakers may have
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concluded plans to impeach Governor
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simara let me be
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clear under my
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leadership civil liberties and
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fundamental human rights will be
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respected and
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protected the rule of law will remain
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sacran
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however those who seek to sabotage the
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social or economic stability of River
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State and National infrastructure and
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institutions within the state or who
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attempt to disrupt the peace for selfish
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and destructive ends will find no
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tolerance for their
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actions there will be no room for
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lawlessness no space for violence and no
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patience for actions that threaten our
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our Collective
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well-being we will not act
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abitrary but neither will we hesitate to
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enforce the law when
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necessary let no one be in
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doubt we will uphold Justice and
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fairness but we will also ensure that
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civil order
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prevails bring VI the needs in a more
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